"Homemade" Crescent Ravioli--Ashley

This is so simple, but Kurt and I LOVE it. I got this from a church member in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Enjoy!

"Homemade" Crescent Ravioli

1 pound ground beef
1 15-oz. can spaghetti sauce
1 med. onion, diced (I use onion flakes)
1 can crescent rolls
4 squares American cheese (I use the shredded kind)
salt and pepper to taste

Brown ground beef and onion. Drain off grease. Add 1/2 the spaghetti sauce (retain other 1/2 for later use). Salt and pepper to taste. Open crescent rolls into 4 squares. Do not separate into triangles. Place 3 tsp. of the meat mixture onto each square. Fold squares over one time into a rectangle, and press edges together to seal. Put remaining meat mixture in an 8" baking dish. Place each square in the dish on top of meat mixture, and bake at 425 for 30 minutes. Tops of squares will brown---don't let them burn! Then place a slice of cheese on top of each square. Pour remaining 1/2 of spaghetti sauce on top and bake an additional 15 minutes. It will seem like they're going to burn, but if you cover them with cheese and the sauce, they won't.

This is not gourmet by any means, but it just tastes so good, and it takes no time. The recipe can be easily doubled. Keep posting recipes!!

Judy's Chicken--From Ashley!

My manicurist gave me this recipe to try last night, and it was delicious!!!

Marinade:
-1 bottle of Italian dressing
-1/4 cup soy sauce
-1/4 cup sugar

Mix this up together in a 9x13 dish and put the raw chicken breasts in it to marinate for an hour (give or take). While you're waiting, cook angel hair pasta (I used whole wheat). After the chicken has soaked awhile, get out a skillet and put a little olive oil into it, and cook the chicken til it is all the way done. Set chicken aside. Pour the extra marinade into the skillet and boil. Serve the chicken on a bed of pasta with the sauce drizzled on top. So good and so easy!! Great with a salad and bread. :o)

Baked Chicken Sandwich-CHRISTY

2 cups cooked chicken, cut in small dice
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
12 slices trimmed bread
6 eggs
3 cups milk
3/4 to 1 tsp salt
Almonds

Mix first three ingredients together and spread between slices of bread; place in 9x13 dish. Beat eggs, add milk, salt and pour over sandwiches. Let stand overnight. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. Keep covered first 35 minutes, then remove cover, sprinkle almonds over top and continue cooking, uncovered, the remaining 15 minutes.

This is so good-odd looking but turns out wonderful. It was served at one of my wedding showers and is something I like to make when company is coming for lunch.

Garlic Cheese Grits-CHRISTY

1 cup quick grits
1 tsp salt
4 cups water
1 roll garlic cheese, cut up
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
Grated Cheddar cheese

Cook grits slowly in 4 cups salted water. Add cheese and butter. Stir in milk and eggs; mix well. Pour into greased casserole and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Remove from oven, top with grated cheese and cook an additional 5 minutes.

THIS IS SO FATTENING BUT SOOOOO GOOD

Oven BBQ Chicken-CHRISTY

3 tblsp. ketchup
2 tblsp. vinegar
1 tblsp. lemon juice
2 tblsp. Worcestershire
4 tblsp. water
1 tsp. paprika

3 tblsp. brown sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp red pepper

2 tbslp margarine

1 tsp. dry mustard

1 2 1/2-3 pound chicken

Mix all ingredients. Dip chicken in sauce. Bake covered in aluminum foil at 500 degrees for the first 15 minutes and 350 degrees for 1 hr. Remove cover so chicken can brown, and cooked uncovered for 15 minutes more.

Easy Sticky Buns - KRISTAL

These are so easy to make and so very yummy:

1 1/2T unsalted butter, cold and thinly sliced into 10 pieces
1 medium banana, thinly sliced
1/2C pecans, chopped
2T brown sugar
1 tube of buttermilk biscuits

Heat oven to 375. Drop butter into the bottom of a muffin pan. Arrange banana on top, sprinkle pecans and brown sugar, and top with a biscuit. Bake until golden brown, for about 8-10 minutes. While still warm, place baking sheet over the muffin pan, flip, and tap out the buns.

Here's the outcome:

(the BEST) Chicken Salad - Olivia

My mother in law and I hosted a baby shower for Brock's 1st cousin this morning. She made this chicken salad. It is EASY and sooo delicious (and I am a little bit of a chicken salad snob).

2 cups cooked chicken
1 cup mayo
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup sliced seedless grapes
1 cup ranch style sliced almonds (by the salad stuff in the grocery)
1/2 tsp curry powder
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp soy sauce

She used canned chicken and you couldn't taste a difference at all.

**DISCLAIMER: you might eat it all by your self in one sitting**